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CHAPTER IV It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy's whole fleet. The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide. I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was
-284- seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure). I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy's fleet at anchor -- about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels. I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron. The cable was about as thick as packthread, and the bars of the length and size of a knitting-needle. I trebled the cable to make it stronger, and for the same reason twisted three of the iron bars together, bending the ends into a hook. Having thus fixed fifty hooks to as many cables, I went back to the coast, and taking off my coat, shoes, and stockings, walked into the sea in my leather jacket about half an hour before high water. I waded with what haste I could, swimming in the middle about thirty yards, till I felt ground, and thus arrived at the fleet in less than half an hour. The enemy was so frightened when they saw me that they leaped out of their ships and swam ashore, where there could not be fewer than thirty thousand. Then, fastening a hook to the hole at the prow of each ship, I tied all the cords together at the end. Meanwhile the enemy discharged several thousand arrows, many of which stuck in my hands and face. My greatest fear was for my eyes, which I should have lost if I had not suddenly thought of the pair of spectacles which had escaped the Emperor's searchers. These I took out and fastened upon my nose, and thus armed went on with my work in spite of the arrows, many of which struck against the glasses of my spectacles, but without any other effect than slightly disturbing them. Then, taking the knot in my hand, I began to pull; but not a ship would stir, for they were too fast held by their anchors. Thus the boldest part of my enterprise remained. Letting go the cord, I resolutely cut with my knife the cables that fastened the anchors, receiving more than two hundred shots in my face and hands. Then I took up again the knotted end of the cables to which my hooks were tied, and with great ease drew fifty of the enemy's largest men-of-war after me. When the Blefuscudians saw the fleet moving in order, and me pulling at the end, they set up a scream of grief and despair that it is impossible to describe. When I had got out of danger I stopped awhile to pick out the arrows
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-1- THE BRONZE RING ONCE upon a tim
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dying of hunger, as you see, and th
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-5- And immediately a ship appeared
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"It is false," cried the minister's
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"Captain," said they, "go away quic
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-11- Ah! how merrily the sailors sa
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-13- His room was hung with picture
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-15- words -- for I don't like endl
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-17- Princess again was extreme, an
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-19- She rang the bell, and scarcel
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-21- he was the handsomest prince t
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-23- long and wearisome time, befor
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-25- have the Prince. "How much do
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-27- any of you! Come in, you girl
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-29- wish that she had not allowed
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life her daughter would have with t
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of dying unmarried. A lovely Prince
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-35- "Ah! madam," the King of the G
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one of my hairs. Just try to take i
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-39- criminal. It is true that I lo
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-41- carefully. The Fairy came back
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-43- Desert gave her, the Yellow Dw
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-45- hardly turned to continue his
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-47- had been played her that she h
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"Grandmamma, what great ears you ha
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"Ha!" said the Princess, "this is v
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-53- anybody being able to follow h
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-55- to the city, where his father
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-57- put himself into as great fury
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-59- governed him entirely. When sh
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-61- who had the smartest whiskers
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"Ay, to be sure!" cried Miss Charlo
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-65- spite of his mother's tears an
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Beneath the stone lies a treasure w
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-68- the enchanted garden, which sp
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-70- who counselled him to set so h
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-72- embraced him, the envious Vizi
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-74- will. "Save my life, genie," s
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-76- went to visit a pious woman ca
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-78- money I've spent on your educa
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-80- soon learn to shudder." "If th
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-82- a time, when they had warmed t
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-84- On the third night he sat down
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-86- RUMPELSTILTZKIN THERE was once
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-88- manikin called out: "That's no
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-90- safely into port with a rich c
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-92- he saw were his own, and consi
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-94- their agreement, and to prepar
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-96- frightened he was. But when th
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-98- happiness. Be as true-hearted
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-100- "Ah, Beauty! why are you so u
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-102- should cost me my life. Take
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-104- seemed to come from some bush
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-106- can I ever thank you enough,
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-108- the King's daughter; so the f
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-110- "That I have, master; it was
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-112- "Yes, yes, wait till to-morro
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-114- evil together, and love each
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-116- "Just tell me when you have g
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-118- bestir himself, for the calf
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-120- hut, to greet the maiden cour
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-122- home with all the speed he co
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-124- Now the poor brother had both
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-126- Another time he went and hid
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-128- The ogre received him as civi
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-130- came, Bruno had a delicious e
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-132- "But if I take your ring, my
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for my pinks, which I love better t
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-136- "Madam," replied Felicia, blu
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-138- meet them at the same hour, i
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-140- and a number of other famous
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-142- must have contained a magic d
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-144- castle stood wide open, and e
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-146- everyone laughed when he saw
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-148- into it, but it was reported
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-150- any companions but a parrot a
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-152- himself, but at a touch from
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-154- was furiously angry and told
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-156- more than all the wizards of
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-158- he saw an eagle flying above
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-160- was told by a prophet whom he
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-162- to keep his oath. So he went
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-164- "You have taken it yourself,
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-166- seen her he would have been c
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-168- for her very life, and the wi
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His enemies at once went to the Kin
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-172- you." So saying, she sank dow
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-174- as I did so a ring that I was
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-176- the more frightened he grew.
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-178- not succeed. Why does the Pri
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-180- she had seen a flask of exact
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whether they are able to do it, whi
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-184- countrymen with civility, and
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-186- It is not our business to ani
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-188- THE WONDERFUL SHEEP ONCE upon
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-190- She does not think me worthy
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-192- really dead, she allowed the
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-194- "I am the unhappiest princess
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-196- "I was very fond of hunting,
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-198- saw are the rivals or the ene
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-200- splendor of her jewels. She h
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-202- thanked her father, and began
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-204- In vain did her husband repre
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-206- little pebbles, he was disapp
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-208- With that he dragged them out
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-210- dress them; but, thinking tha
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-212- orders to the army. After hav
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-214- with great chests. He soon fo
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-215- of Cassim, on learning the fa
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-217- I know not where to pass the
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-219- such haste? Will you not stay
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-221- take the children out into th
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-223- again. There is no other way
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-225- staff hobbled out. Hansel and
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-227- "but look, there swims a whit
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-229- knocked at the door as though
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-231- can't get away; and you silly
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-233- lying there. Spare my life! w
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Page 249 and 250: -239- from his heart when he saw he
Page 251 and 252: -241- know, the very fairy who appe
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Page 261 and 262: -251- clothes were torn, and hangin
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Page 267 and 268: -257- Her sister Anne went up upon
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Page 273 and 274: -263- "Oh! yes," answered number tw
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Page 285 and 286: -275- However, they soon returned,
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Page 289 and 290: CHAPTER II After about two hours th
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Page 305 and 306: THE PRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILL ONCE
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Page 321 and 322: -306- Prince Ahmed told the crier h
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Page 333 and 334: -317- in need of, and am persuaded
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-331- his neck, plunged his sword i
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-333- her back door, and see what s
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-335- passage owre, till at last sh
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-337- it wi' water, and then came a
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-339- The monster soon found the po
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-341- He quickly espied the young m
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